History
UAS Properties, Inc was founded in 2001 to develop and renovate affordable housing in Chicago and surrounding communities. UAS Properties, Inc has assembled a highly qualified team of management professionals with experience in the maintenance, operation, management of market rate, affordable and condominium housing. The senior principal of the firm, Atukwe Newell, built extensive development experience as a Senior Financial Analyst with East Lake Management Group, Inc. where Mr. Newell was responsible for special project analysis at the direction of the President of East Lake Management & Development Corp. While at East Lake Mr. Newell was responsible for the acquiring and overseeing a contract with the St. Louis Housing Authority for the management of 974 public housing units. Mr. Newell was also responsible for writing proposals for the management acquisition of over 3,000 public and affordable housing units throughout the Chicago area.
Specialties
UAS Properties, Inc is a market rate and affordable housing leasing and property management firm. Founded in 2001, UAS Properties has been involved in the management of over 800 scattered site units largely concentrated in depressed communities in the south east region of Chicago, IL. UAS clients include financial institutions, developers, private owners and other large management firms. UAS Properties, Inc currently employs a staff in excess of 40 professional property managers, leasing agents, maintenance and custodial staff as well as a full service in house accounting department. As an acknowledgement of its superior customer service, UAS Properties is the fastest growing private property management firm and the largest tenant placement firm on the south side of Chicago. UAS Properties was recently awarded the WGCI Radio Small Business of the Year Award.